United Nations Association, Australia: 75th anniversary of peacekeepers day in Brisbane Meanjin

Mick Murray, an Australian Peacemakers gives a welcome and remembrance at United Nations Association, Australia: 75th anniversary of peacekeepers day in Brisbane / Meanjin on 28 May 2022.

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Last Post and Reveille

United Nations Association, Australia: 75th anniversary of peacekeepers day in Brisbane Meanjin

Today on the Paradigm Shift we look at the remarkable electoral success of the Greens in Brisbane. I speak to their two successful campaign managers Liam Flenady (Griffith seat) and Esther Vale (Ryan) about how the campaigns built, what it means for Australian politics right now, and their hopes for parliament. 12-1pm, 102.1fm or 4zzz.org.au (where you can also podcast it later).

The Liberal Party has suffered an historic defeat under Morrison and both major parties have had their lowest ever primary vote with only 35% voting LNP and 32% voting Labor. About 12% voted Green. The Liberals are such dills ignoring the secular base of the party for the religious right. Morrison even brought in his own candidates in NSW. People who do not represent their community and so lost out to independents. Their alternative leader Josh Frydenberg even lost his seat. Peter Dutton just survived in Dickson in Queensland and may end up leading the party.

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Billy Bragg - Waiting for the Great Leap Forward

How and why Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was assasinated by Israeli occupation forces.

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Phil Monsour & Rafeef Ziadah - Ghosts of Deir Yassin

Workers BushTelegraph has put together a comprehensive podcast of the celebrations and included comments, interviews and speeches from the various union and labour leaders and workers .

Workers of all countries Unite!

Vote 1 for Bernie Moloney's Anti-Eviction Party!

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Jumping Fences - View from a Wooden Chair

Exodus and the Wailers – Traffic jam as played on 4ZZZ

This week on the Paradigm Shift is a special episode where you get to hear the fruits of my labour digging through the 4ZZZ CD library. I spent a while digitising old CDs that had fallen through the cracks and today on the show play a selection of mostly forgotten political songs from the compact disc era!

Exodus and the Wailers -Traffic jam

Ken BootheIs - it because I'm black?

Steve Towson - The Ogoni 9LOCAL

H-Block -101Koka-colonisationAUS

Strange Tenants - Soldier boyAUS

Dead Prez - We need a revolution

Scripted Dialects - Star WarsLOCAL

Penelope Swales - BougainvilleAUS

Judy Small - What was her name?AUS

Ani Difanco and Utah Phillips - The most dangerous woman

Emmylou Harris - The pearl

Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich - Don't kill the animals